Data capture and adaptove guidance for robotic procedures with an elongated medical device

Abstract

An example data capture system generates profile using captured parameters from a reference operator. The data capture system includes a user interface to receive inputs from a reference operator for operation of one or more elongated medical devices (EMDs); a sensor system to capture parameters associated with the inputs from the reference operator, and a processing unit to generate at least one profile using the captured parameters, the profile being associated with a characteristic of the reference operator.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A system for adaptive guidance for operating one or more elongated medical devices, the system comprising:
 a processing unit configured to cause the system to provide feedback to an operator during a simulated or live procedure utilizing one or more first elongated medical devices and which is performed by the operator, wherein
 the feedback includes adaptive guidance for operation of the one or more first elongated medical devices during the simulated or live procedure, 
 the feedback is based on at least one profile, and 
 the at least one profile is based on input from a reference operator for operation of one or more second elongated medical devices. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a user interface configured to receive the input from the reference operator for operation of the one or more second elongated medical devices.   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a sensor system configured to capture parameters associated with the input from the reference operator; and wherein   the processing unit is configured to generate the at least one profile based on the parameters.   
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the parameters include motion parameters and/or load parameters. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 3 or 4 , wherein the processing unit is configured to combine the parameters with additional captured parameters from additional reference operators to generate one or more aggregate profiles. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the parameters include at least one of displacement, linear velocity, linear force, rotational velocity, rotational torque, acceleration, or frequency. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the parameters captured by the sensor system include at least one of
 a combination of linear velocity and linear force load,   a combination of rotational velocity and rotational torque,   a combination of at least one of displacement, velocity or acceleration and linear force, or   a combination of at least one of angular displacement, angular velocity, angular acceleration, or rotational torque.   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the parameters captured by the sensor system include a frequency of manipulation of the one or more second elongated medical devices. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the parameters captured by the sensor system include a combination of two or more of motion parameters, load parameters, position, displacement, frequency, linear velocity, linear force, rotational velocity or rotational torque. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the sensor system includes at least one of contact or noncontact sensors to detect at least one of motion or load of the one or more second elongated medical devices. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more second elongated medical devices include a stack of elongated medical devices. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 a user interface configured to receive the input from the reference operator for operation of a plurality of the second elongated medical devices, and wherein   the sensor system is configured to detect input parameters for concurrent operation of the plurality of the second elongated medical devices.   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the sensor system is configured to capture the parameters based on a heuristic model. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein
 the at least one profile is associated with at least one characteristic of the reference operator, and   the at least one characteristic of the reference operator includes physician metadata and/or case metadata.   
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the physician metadata includes a characteristic of a physician as the reference operator. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the processing unit is configured to utilize an algorithmic analysis of inputs from at least the reference operator in generating the at least one profile. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one profile includes a power profile. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the processing unit is configured to generate adaptive guidance parameters for providing the adaptive guidance based on the at least one profile. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the adaptive guidance parameters include at least one of operational governing equations or limits, procedural recommendations, motion profiles, or general rule-based motion and load, for operation of the one or more first elongated medical devices. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein
 the at least one profile includes motion parameters and/or load parameters, and   the processing unit is configured to generate the adaptive guidance parameters based on the motion parameters and/or load parameters.   
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the processing unit is configured to update the at least one profile with captured data from other reference operators. 
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the processing unit is configured to update the at least one profile as input data becomes available after successive procedures on an ongoing basis. 
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the processing unit is configured to
 generate or update the at least one profile, and   convert data of the at least one profile into operational rules either off-line or in real-time.   
     
     
         24 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the operator selectively accepts or rejects the feedback.